【Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivities.Itmaybewalkingcyclingorswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomekindfootballhockeygolfortennisitmaybemountaineering.Thosewhohavea】

　　Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivities.Itmaybewalkingcyclingorswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomekindfootballhockeygolfortennisitmaybemountaineering.

　　Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardshipandtotakerisksonhighmountaineering?Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.

　　Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman?maderulesasthereareforsuchgameasgolfandfootball.Thereareofcourserulesofadifferentkindwhichwouldbedangeroustoignorebutitisthisfreedomfromman?maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.

　　Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsportswemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“game”.Wewouldbemistakeninthisassumption.Thereareitistrueno“matches”between“teams”ofclimbersbutwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydependthereisobviouslyteamwork.

　　Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalcapacities.

　　Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisprimebytheageofthirtyandmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualforamanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswastedeffortandtheycertainlyexperienceenjoyment.

　　1.MountaineeringisasportwhichinvolvesallthefollowingthingsEXCEPT______.

　　A．hardshipB.comfort

　　C．physicalriskD．cold

　　2.Themaindifferencebetweenasportandagameliesinoriginofthe________.

　　A．uniformB．activity

　　C．skillsD．rules

　　3.Mountaineeringisalsoateamsportbecause________.

　　A．itinvolvesrulesaswell